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MANY VOICES needed a structure that could carry it forward into the future.That's why, in April 2007, it became a not-for-profit corporation, registered in the State of Ohio. Our IRS filing for status as a 501(c)(3) charity was approved as of Dec. 26, 2007. If you made a donation between April 2 and December 31, 2007, expect a letter from us in January 2008 for your tax filings. Your past and future donations will be tax deductible.
MANY VOICES chose to convert to a charitable status because this can't be a one-woman organization any more. There is just too much to do, if it is to be done properly, to offer traumatized individuals, their families and friends a place to find hope and encouragement for the difficult problems of recovery. We welcome your contributions, ideas, and volunteer efforts. Please contact us anytime.
Sadly, the number of trauma survivors in today’s society is rapidly increasing, and encompasses several groups that MANY VOICES could provide with specialized publications or services, given sufficient resources. There are great needs for support materials and assistance for traumatized war veterans, torture victims, rape victims, even survivors of catastrophes such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. The families and employers of traumatized people also need educational materials and help to maintain potentially-difficult relationships with persons who suffer from PTSD, depression, eating disorders and other manifestations of traumatic experience. MANY VOICES already has the basics to assist with this service, but needs additional funding to complete the mission.
Databases of current and past MANY VOICES' subscribers, from the US and abroad, can be contacted to assist professionals researching new treatments, studying outcomes, trauma demographics, or other interventions that could improve prevention of trauma or abuse, improve treatment, or increase knowledge of chronic traumatic sequelae.
To assist awareness of the sources and effects of severe trauma, MANY VOICES may publish the personal recovery stories of survivors, or compile selections of their art works in book form. Joint publications by therapists and clients might be considered. Traveling survivor-art exhibits, and other creative expressions (plays, videos, poetry readings, music or dance performances) could serve to create a sense of community among survivors and enhance public understanding of trauma’s serious impact on daily life. Since at present MV’s subscriber base is primarily made up of survivors of severe childhood abuse, MV may become more proactive in developing or supporting child abuse/domestic abuse prevention programs and activities. Packets of information to guide the creation of local support groups maybe developed, too.
As the Internet becomes an ever-expanding source of information and personal interaction, the MANY VOICES website requires additional features and more frequent updating. We hope to expand it with special sections for particular concerns of traumatized persons, and interactive functions that can reduce patients’ sense of being alone with their problem, or isolated from “normal” humanity. Given sufficient resources, experienced web designers may be assigned to move these long-planned projects off the drawing board and into reality.
Almost every day, new challenges in trauma treatment surface in which MANY VOICES could play a useful role. I look forward to watching and participating where I might be most useful, as the not-for-profit organization of MANY VOICES unfolds.
If you have ideas about what needs to be done, please contact us.
Sincerely, with love to you all,
Lynn W., founder and, for now, Executive Director
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